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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1938
Page
7
The British freed slaves in South Africa in 1834 though many remained or were recaptured. American emancipation occurred in 1862 during the Civil War. Brazil freed slaves in 1871 but infants remained enslaved until age twenty one after the decree.
Dickens House at 48 Doughty Street in London preserves the author’s rooms from 1837 to 1839. Charles Dickens lived there while finishing Pickwick Papers and creating Oliver Twist Nicholas Nickleby and Barnaby Rudge. The site displays reading desk chair manuscripts autographs engravings portraits and translations in many languages.
Local brief from the Journal Subscription Representative reports snippets from nearby towns. Short items mention community events, small meetings, and routine notices characteristic of rural newspaper pages.
Mrs Zoe H Carter’s household goods sale drew a large crowd from Washington and nearby towns on Saturday. Harry Sizer supervised the sale and settlement was quick. Numerous locals and visitors expressed thanks to organizers and helpers including the Rath family and Mrs Carter’s daughter Dixie.
The State Theatre presents Lord Jeff starting Tuesday. Freddie Bartholomew portrays a noble youth sent to a Barnardo Homes English naval training school where he regains purpose. Mickey Rooney plays his rival turned ally as Sam Wood directs with nautical school thrills and human drama.
A young ensemble film features Charles Coburn, Herbert Mundin, Gale Sondergaard, Terry Kilburn, Peter Lawford, Walter Tetley and other actors in a lively student themed narrative. The piece highlights the performers and their roles in a wartime era production.
The text notes gourds as medical aids with purgatives from various parts of the plant. Flateri um is a drug from the juice of the squirting cucumber. When ripe the prickly fruit explodes to eject pulp and seeds, aiding seed dispersal. The wax gourd of Asia is described as an emblem of fertility.
The article notes Cape Horn lies more than 1500 miles farther south than the Cape of Good Hope. It also states Cape Town in southern Africa sits near the same latitude as Montevideo in Uruguay.
The Missouri Durocs gained 1.6 pounds daily on a diet of wheat and tankage, achieving 100 pounds gain from 469 pounds of feed versus 1,020 pounds feed for corn-only hogs. The article also describes a wind‑turning bird feeding platform, easy construction tips, and simple mash practices to boost hen egg production. A Nebraska turkey breeding house sketch details a 28 by 16 foot facility for 56 breeders with rear ventilator, weatherproof front screens, and dropping-pit roosts.
Chicago markets report hogs at 15,000 head with 509 direct as slow and uneven. Prices range top 9.69 for 190 to 240 pounds, 9.35 to 9.60 for 250 to 280 pounds, 8.85 to 9.25 for 290 to 325 pounds, night packing sows 7.25 to 7.78. Cattle and sheep futures firm with calves and heifers steady. lambs 8.25 to 8.60 and yearlings 7.50 to 7.50.
Chicago aug 8 grain table shows wheat corn oats rye and soy complex with May and Sept contracts posting varied gains and losses. Wheat trades around 69% for May with declines into Sept and Dec. Corn ranges mid 50s to low 50s with May and Sept showing declines. Oats slip from mid 20s to low 20s across May Sept Dec. Rye edges down from mid 40s to low 40s. Soy bran market quotes show soy and related items around 82% to 80% with mixed activity.
Chicago eggs show steady market with receipts 8,900 and price ranges from 18% to 21% for various grades including dirties at 16%. Butter remains steady with receipts 19,530 and price spreads from 21% to 26% across specials extras and firsts. Poultry steady with springers 12% to 17% and broilers 14% to 16% along with leghorns 10% to 13% and ducks and geese 10%.
OCR fragment notes turkeys priced from 12 to 16 and roosters at 13 to 13 percent, indicating mixed poultry value movements in early trading.
Chicago market notes show mixed corn prices with No 1 mixed 51 to 54 percent, No 4 mixed 51, No 2 mixed 50 to 68 percent, No 1 yellow 51 to 53 percent, No 2 yellow 51 to 68 percent, No 3 yellow 51 to 52 percent, sample grade 17 to 51 percent.
The most famous elephant Jumbo was bought by P. T. Barnum from the London Zoo in 1882 for 10400 dollars. The tale sparked English protests as citizens urged Queen Victoria to reclaim Jumbo from the American showman. Jumbo died two years later after being struck by a locomotive.
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